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The Rules of Sex and Love From the Boys of MTV's Awkward.

Remember when Jenna responded to Jake's love confession with a cringeworthy "awesome" in last week's episode of Awkward.? Well tonight, we heard from power players Matty and Jake on what should or shouldn't come before saying the "l" word.

It all started with a conversation between Jenna and Tamara, who convinced Jenna that the reason she isn't completely sure that she's in love with Jake is because she hasn't had sex with him yet. After all, Jenna confessed to falling in love with Matty after they had sex, so why shouldn't it be the same with Jake? Seeing Tamara's point, Jenna goes up to Jake and tells him that she's ready to do the dirty. Only problem? Jake had just given a speech over the loudspeaker, and the mic is still on. Yup, Jenna's romp request was overheard by, oh, the entire school. Classic.

While Jenna was convinced that sleeping with Jake would help to clarify her feelings, Matty told Jake that he made a huge mistake in confessing his love for Jenna. After all, you can't tell a girl you love her before having sex with her...right? Aside from Matty's gung-ho sex rule, he also offers Jenna to share a thing or two with Jake to keep her happy in the bedroom. With a call-out to Glamour, he mentions "The Jenna DO's and DONT's of Sex." We like it!

Ultimately, Jenna and Jake plan a getaway in his mom's minivan. Jenna brings the condoms, and Jake transforms the back of the car into some kind of pimped out love den. In a swoonable move, Jake tells Jenna that he wants them both to be ready to do the deed, because he'd never be able to get over her if she wasn't as into it as he was. As Ashley Rickards herself tweeted during that scene, "If you meet someone like that, let go of fear and hold on to them. #Really." Truth! The episode ended with a hot and heavy backseat make out session, leading us to believe the two cuties will be having sex right as the credits started rolling.

And just for fun, here were my favorite one-liners of the night:

Valerie: "My mom always told me to be a lady on the streets, freak in the sheets, and quiet on the PA system."

Have you swayed at all in your Team Matty vs. Team Jake ways? I have to admit that Jake's starting to grow on me! And do you agree with Matty in that you can't know you love somebody until you have sex with them?